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Who Done It? Who Cares?
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star as two guys trying to get into radio writing and performing, who stumble into a murder committed live on the air, and in order to make a name for themselves, pretend they are detectives that can solve it. The murdered man is the president of the network. Along for the mystery are such familiar classic film faces as Patric Knowles, William Bendix, Mary Wickes, Louise Allbritton, and Jerome Cowan. There's not much to the mystery, as it pretty much forms the thread for linking together the boys' antics and slapstick routines. So don't expect to be on the edge of your seat through the movie, waiting for the solution. Costello is especially manic in this one, bouncing off of everything and everyone. I did enjoy seeing them make fun of themselves a few times, and there were a some clever moments. It's an Abbott and Costello film, so you get what you get. It's not the best I've seen from them, but it's better than a number of their other films.

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Absolutely Hilarious!
This one doesn't get mentioned as much as "Hold That Ghost" or "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstien" but it is one of their best. Chick (Bud) and Mervin (Lou) are working in a diner but trying to break into radio as writers for the mystery show "Murder at Midnight". There is just one great gag and skit followed by another, and Bud and Lou turn every situation in this great and well written comedy into utter chaos. In technical terms, this movie is a hoot!

The very pretty Louise Albritton trys to help Patrick Knowles break into radio but he is having none of it and offers to help Bud and Lou by inviting them to a live broadcast of "Murder at Midnight". During the broadcast of course a real murder occurs and the boys see this as their big break. They impersonate the police in order to solve the murder of the radio station owner themselves and become the only radio writers to actually solve a real crime. What could possibly go wrong?

Mervin romances very funny Juliet (Mary Wickes) along the way and William Bendix has a nice turn as Brannigan, a cop who isn't even as smart as Lou. The cops, headed by William Gargen as Lt. Moran, are after Chick and Mervin and since Lou has the real clue to the crime in his pocket, so is the murderer. Jimmy (Knowles) and Jane (Albritton) work together to find out who commited the crime while all this is going on and decide to go live with a new "Murder at Midnight" to flush out the real culprit.

The first shot of Bud and Lou working in the diner as Lou attempts to give a customer a slice of limburger cheese is worth the price of this movie alone. From beginning to end this film is side splittingly funny. While on the run from Lt. Moran and the killer Mervin wins a $10,00.00 radio contest. If avoiding the cops so they can collect isn't enough trouble Mervin has to come up with some kind of photo ID in order to collect. What does he finally produce? His membership card to the Girl Scouts, troup #34!

This is a terrific movie that will make you feel good. They even poke fun at themselves and their famous skit "Who's on First" in this one. I highly recommend this film if your a fan of Bud and Lou or old time radio or both. This film is a nice reminder of why many people consider Bud Abbott and Lou Costello to be the funniest comedy team ever. Don't miss this one!

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One of My Favorite A&C's
Along with A&C Meet Frankenstein and The Time of Their Lives, this is one of my favorite A&C films. Don Porter is great as the villian. One of the first films where Costello and a cop are constantly fighting (pre-Mike the cop).

Some of the classic routines : Operator give me Alexander 2222 and Volts are Watt?